Global Patent Index - EP 1379888 A1

EP 1379888 A1 20040114 - RF TRANSMIT CALIBRATION FOR OPEN MRI SYSTEMS

Title (en)

RF TRANSMIT CALIBRATION FOR OPEN MRI SYSTEMS

Title (de)

HF-SENDEKALIBRATION FÜR OPEN-MRI-SYSTEME

Title (fr)

CALIBRAGE D'EMISSION HF POUR SYSTEMES D'IRM OUVERTS

Publication

EP 1379888 A1 20040114 (EN)

Application

EP 02762012 A 20020409

Priority

  • US 0210969 W 20020409
  • US 83300301 A 20010411

Abstract (en)

[origin: US2002149365A1] A pair of quadrature radio frequency coils (32, 34) disposed adjacent an imaging region (10) are typically loaded differently due to factors such as subject geometry, subject mass, and a relative distance from the subject. A tip angle adjustment circuit (50) monitors a combined tip angle adjacent a mid-plane of the examination region, such as by analyzing delivered and reflected power to each of the coils. An adjustment circuit (54) adjusts relative RF power or amplitude to produce a selected, combined tip angle in the examination region.

IPC 1-7

G01R 33/36; G01R 33/58

IPC 8 full level

G01R 33/36 (2006.01); A61B 5/055 (2006.01); G01R 33/58 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

G01R 33/583 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 02084317A1

Citation (examination)

EP 1189071 A2 20020320 - GE MED SYS GLOBAL TECH CO LLC [US]

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

US 2002149365 A1 20021017; US 6552538 B2 20030422; EP 1379888 A1 20040114; JP 2004527308 A 20040909; WO 02084317 A1 20021024

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 83300301 A 20010411; EP 02762012 A 20020409; JP 2002582019 A 20020409; US 0210969 W 20020409